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moment it seems that both hamas and israel are committed to see this through. newmembers of syria's opposition coalition are seeking former role recognition of the west and held talks in london. it said they still needed to submit plans for a political solution. it said britain would offer its support. our diplomatic correspondent has the latest. >> a regime bombing run in northern syria. this act of this video shows the bombs falling. it is the latest evidence of an unequal war that opposition rebels are convinced they can win. fighters of the free syrian army insists they are taking ground. but opposition leaders have been greatly hampered by deep divisions until now. which is what makes these pictures so significant. the new opposition coalition to discuss ways that britain can strengthen their hand. first, the government needed assurances from the opposition leader. >> i welcome the commitment he has made to reach out to all opposition groups and communities and to respect human rights, to finalize a clear plan for political transition in syria, and of cour
moment it seems that both hamas and israel are committed to see this through. newmembers of syria's opposition coalition are seeking former role recognition of the west and held talks in london. it said they still needed to submit plans for a political solution. it said britain would offer its support. our diplomatic correspondent has the latest. >> a regime bombing run in northern syria. this act of this video shows the bombs falling. it is the latest evidence of an unequal war that...
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you have got hamas there. you want to show the nonhamas palestinians some opens so they have an-- i understand the defense, i don't understand the political strategy. >> the thing i find most interesting about what is happening in israel is what is happening in gaza is terrible for the people involved. the innocent civilians who are being killed on both sides. but the most interesting thing i think it will raise for us and how-- is what is going to be the stance of the new egyptian government. the egyptian government has traditionally played a calming, brokering, somewhat peace-making role. what does is president morsi willing to do what does he feel he has the flexibility to doll. what can he do. and here the u.s. government can play a helpful role because there are things that egypt as with israel, there are things that egypt wants from us. not only u.s. aid, but help in getting this imf loan. and i think however this is resolved, because it's not going to resolve the long-term problem, perhaps it can help c
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the latest on the escalating violence in gaza after israeli air strikes killed the military leader of hamas. >> ifill: plus, there were new calls today for laws to police pharmacies like the one linked to the meningitis outbreak. betty ann bowser's update includes the story of one family's loss from the disease. >> i can't really think of one them them without the other. he was such a vibrant person that who lit up the room and there's such a great big hole missing. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. nkjor funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the president faced the white house press corps today in a wide-ranging session. he addressed two major stories-- the fiscal cliff and the sex scandal that ousted the c.i.a. director-- plus immigration, climate change and more. newshour correspondent kwame holman has the story. >> please
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add to that the escalating tension between israel and hamas and the head spins, martha. >> you need a flow chart for this week. incredible that one week ago tonight we learned about david petraeus and that he resigned as c.i.a. director and today he is up on capitol hill testifying about benghazi. of course, this happened september 11 of this year, the attack in benghazi. a lot of different stories right away about why that happened, how that happened, but it was susan rice, u.n. ambassador, i think it was five days later on the sunday talk shows saying that she thought it came as a result of some protests and because of the egyptian in cairo, there were protests about this anti-muslim film. the republicans have pounced on that. you heard john mccain and lindsey graham saying there is no way they want her to be secretary of state, nominated to secretary of state. everybody knew that it was terrorism. >> everybody knew it was terrorism. well, today, one of the things that david petraeus said is that he knew right away it was terrorism. and in the talking points, they took that out beca
add to that the escalating tension between israel and hamas and the head spins, martha. >> you need a flow chart for this week. incredible that one week ago tonight we learned about david petraeus and that he resigned as c.i.a. director and today he is up on capitol hill testifying about benghazi. of course, this happened september 11 of this year, the attack in benghazi. a lot of different stories right away about why that happened, how that happened, but it was susan rice, u.n....
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te captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: hamas militants fired rockets at jerusalem
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only a 48-hour truce between israel and hamas. so there's a positive moves ahead going on trying to end this diplomatically. but not everybody is betting on that right now, alex. >> sounds like all the pieces are on the chess board for sure. thank you very much, martin fletcher. >> let's get some perspective on this crisis. joining me is military analyst general mccaffrey. is there a danger this could turn into a larger middle east war? >> no question. i think we're one step shorter of an all out ground operation in the gaza. i don't see how the israelis could top rate continued threat to huge parts of the civilian population. and then in the background, of course, we have the iranians and hezbollah on the lebanese southern border. the israelis are quite vulnerable to these rocket strikes. fit went to all-out war there would be significant israeli losses. >> all right, general, would the u.s. get involved militarily if this does escalate? >> i don't think so. i think the iranians would be loathe to actually start firing their long
only a 48-hour truce between israel and hamas. so there's a positive moves ahead going on trying to end this diplomatically. but not everybody is betting on that right now, alex. >> sounds like all the pieces are on the chess board for sure. thank you very much, martin fletcher. >> let's get some perspective on this crisis. joining me is military analyst general mccaffrey. is there a danger this could turn into a larger middle east war? >> no question. i think we're one step...
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visit to israel, where we visited one of the southern israeli towns suffering from the bombardment of hamas. these were themed that caused the jewish community in south florida in particular to understand and remember why they supported the president in such large numbers in 22008. >> jennifer: all right. it is interesting because i think there's a momentum shift we're seeing as well. romney was in florida today, and the political director told reporters on a conference call that quote romney will win election day by double digits in florida. so why would romney be campaigning in a state that he is going to win by double digits. do you think this is all just bluster? >> oh, it is bluster. and i think he was in florida because of the potential damage on his stance on fema. florida more than anywhere else are particularly sensitive when it comes to national disasters. and floridians are very aware of the positives and some of the shortcomings of federal relief. but they do appear rate the good that can come from a federally managed system. and that's what we are seeing this week throughout th
visit to israel, where we visited one of the southern israeli towns suffering from the bombardment of hamas. these were themed that caused the jewish community in south florida in particular to understand and remember why they supported the president in such large numbers in 22008. >> jennifer: all right. it is interesting because i think there's a momentum shift we're seeing as well. romney was in florida today, and the political director told reporters on a conference call that quote...
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and in the central province of hama, a suicide car bomb killed at least 50 syrian soldiers and gunmen. across greece today, services ground to a halt in the face of a new protest against austerity measures. the governing coaliti prese ledts iatest package to parliament, $17 billion in spending cuts and tax hikes. in response, transport workers, journalists, doctors, and many shopkeepers stopped work for 48 hours. many showed up for marches in athens to show their opposition. trading was light on wall street today ahead of the presidential election. the dow jones industrial average gained 19 points to close at 13,112. the nasdaq rose more than 17 points to close above 2,999. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: the northeast took slow steps toward recovery today, one week after hurricane sandy hit. but for many in new jersey and new york, normal routines are still a long way off. we have two reports, beginning with an overview from kwame holman. >> reporter: it was the closest think to a full-scale morning commute since the storm hit a week ago. it ta
and in the central province of hama, a suicide car bomb killed at least 50 syrian soldiers and gunmen. across greece today, services ground to a halt in the face of a new protest against austerity measures. the governing coaliti prese ledts iatest package to parliament, $17 billion in spending cuts and tax hikes. in response, transport workers, journalists, doctors, and many shopkeepers stopped work for 48 hours. many showed up for marches in athens to show their opposition. trading was light...
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>> absolutely and syria has driven a wedge between iran and hamas and hezbollah and hamas, back in the outside government in syria and hamas fighting with the -- is not as strong as it was a couple years ago. dagen: why now? is it all about the israeli election? >> 750 rockets fired into israel, there was growing concern in those communities about the security threats but it is close to an election. we thought four years ago close to an election where hamas attacks provoke israeli response. we should look at 2008 and how this could play out? dagen: the bush administration was hands of. can we expect the same from the obama administration? >> will be important to watch. will. administration in 2008, you could handle the situation however you see fit and the international community weighed in for a cease-fire. we haven't had a lot of statements out of washington yet. we had statements from the british government. very interesting to see statements that obama makes on this. dagen: any idea how long this lasts? even though there might not be a supply disruption related to this, could you s
>> absolutely and syria has driven a wedge between iran and hamas and hezbollah and hamas, back in the outside government in syria and hamas fighting with the -- is not as strong as it was a couple years ago. dagen: why now? is it all about the israeli election? >> 750 rockets fired into israel, there was growing concern in those communities about the security threats but it is close to an election. we thought four years ago close to an election where hamas attacks provoke israeli...
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you're looking at israeli and hamas television networks in the region. our assignment editors are also monitoring those feeds and we also have reporters covering all sides in israel and gaza and along the border. >>> in washington, our tom foreman takes a closer look at the man power and fire power in the region. >> let's look at how the battlefield is shaping up over in the middle east. here's israel alongside the mediterranean. about the size of new jersey, 75% jewish. the economy is good and unemployment below 7%. gaza very small. only about twice as big as washington, d.c., predominantly palestinian and the economy there is quite bad and unemployment is very high. globalfirepower.com has called israel the tenth most powerful military in the world. let's break that down and see why. they have compulsory military service. that means every young person must go into the military for a while. 176,000 active troops are available and they have about half million that they can call from reserves very quickly. ground sources also very impressive. 3,000 tanks
you're looking at israeli and hamas television networks in the region. our assignment editors are also monitoring those feeds and we also have reporters covering all sides in israel and gaza and along the border. >>> in washington, our tom foreman takes a closer look at the man power and fire power in the region. >> let's look at how the battlefield is shaping up over in the middle east. here's israel alongside the mediterranean. about the size of new jersey, 75% jewish. the...
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hamas is putting conditions. the minute that hamas will depart from this destructive strategy, from its attempt to put an end to israel, we shall talk with them. you know, don't forget, before we started to talk with them, have the same position. but then they came to the conclusion that war and killing leads to nowhere. the minute they said we're ready to talk, we talked and we achieved partly, not a full peace, it takes time, it's complicated, but much better than shooting. and there was no shooting between us and the palestinians right now. >> finally, mr. president, if there are palestinians watching this interview who feel helpless, who feel completely poverty-stricken, they have nothing, they see no hope and they now see endless israeli rockets flying over their heads, perhaps killing relatives and loved ones, what do you say to them to offer proper constructive hope? >> two things. stop shooting, start talking. it's in their hands. look, i want to say very sincerely, very seriously, we don't hate arabs. we
hamas is putting conditions. the minute that hamas will depart from this destructive strategy, from its attempt to put an end to israel, we shall talk with them. you know, don't forget, before we started to talk with them, have the same position. but then they came to the conclusion that war and killing leads to nowhere. the minute they said we're ready to talk, we talked and we achieved partly, not a full peace, it takes time, it's complicated, but much better than shooting. and there was no...
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hamas is responding. we do not respond violently and we do not condone violence, but at the same time the occupation is the most pervasive and brutal and cruel form of violence against a captive, defenseless population. in the west bank we don't have weapons and so on and there is no violence and then you have terror all over the place and the israeli army protects the settlers and defends them against the palestinians who are actually sitting ducks and civilian victims. so in a sense, the real issue is the occupation, the real issue is israel's sense of entitlement, of privilege, of exceptionalism as a country above the law and not bound by international law and international humanitarian law. when hamas was just part of the system and wasn't in control of gaza, israel did exactly the same and more and continues to do that. so the question is not whether hamas is in control of gaza. the question is the occupation and israel's sense of impunity and of course, the international community's granting this mi
hamas is responding. we do not respond violently and we do not condone violence, but at the same time the occupation is the most pervasive and brutal and cruel form of violence against a captive, defenseless population. in the west bank we don't have weapons and so on and there is no violence and then you have terror all over the place and the israeli army protects the settlers and defends them against the palestinians who are actually sitting ducks and civilian victims. so in a sense, the real...
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balls hamas and fatah about reportedly claiming responsibility. doesn't always rate is trying to solve the occupied territory take the forty counts in gaza over one hundred forty eight destroying the lifeline tunnels and government building. on the u.s. declares unwavering support for either offsets thinking eighty one resolution calling for a cease fire raising questions over the impartiality of what. this is and see coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program the harsh reality of war is being felt in tel aviv today where abbas explosion has left fifteen people injured already labeled a terror time to explosion is said to have taken place near the israeli army's headquarters israeli authorities are now hunting for two people thought to be involved in the bombing policy have reports not far from where the blast took place . now the police have told us that what they think happened is that one of these two placed a bag with a bomb on the bass and then immediately ran off the whole of tel aviv is in shutdown the schools all closed ch
balls hamas and fatah about reportedly claiming responsibility. doesn't always rate is trying to solve the occupied territory take the forty counts in gaza over one hundred forty eight destroying the lifeline tunnels and government building. on the u.s. declares unwavering support for either offsets thinking eighty one resolution calling for a cease fire raising questions over the impartiality of what. this is and see coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program the harsh reality...
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hamas is the part of the muslim brr prrn brotherhood. but he still has to get united states at other countries if he decides that he is going to empower hamas, then, the cards will be on the table, the united states can't play this game of either or with him and he is going to decide that he is going to control hamas or not. if he doesn't, then we know where we are going to be at that point. he will live with the questions of not having multi lateral organizations. >> i'll give you last word. >> facts on the ground. 220 super grads aren route from iran into the sinai. will morsey stop them? i think he will not. i will wait for the events. >> will he stop them? boy, i wouldn't bet on that. thank you very much. i appreciate it. now to another major headline today. the man behind elmo is leaving amid a sex scandal allegedly involving at least one underaged boy. awful. one lawsuit has been filed. the question is, if there are others out there, can the show and pbs itself be implicated in some way. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. m
hamas is the part of the muslim brr prrn brotherhood. but he still has to get united states at other countries if he decides that he is going to empower hamas, then, the cards will be on the table, the united states can't play this game of either or with him and he is going to decide that he is going to control hamas or not. if he doesn't, then we know where we are going to be at that point. he will live with the questions of not having multi lateral organizations. >> i'll give you last...
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i mean, what hamas is doing is wrong. >> i didn't ask about hamas. why is there tolerance in the muslim world for terrorism all the time? why is it always justified away? >> well, because they see that palestinians are being bulldozed, their rights are being taken out, their homes are being taken out unjustifiably. >> you don't fire rockets -- i'm a little behind. stay right there, we'll pick it up. >> they're both victims. >> stay right there, michael. the president himself said the white house sent susan righ suee sunday shows to discuss benghazi. why are they denying they changed the talking points on what the cia presented? our investigation continues our investigation continues tonight. so you say men are superior drivers? yeah. then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? ♪ in a world where ♪ there is so much to see ♪ there's still no other place ♪ that i would rather, rather ♪ rather, rath
i mean, what hamas is doing is wrong. >> i didn't ask about hamas. why is there tolerance in the muslim world for terrorism all the time? why is it always justified away? >> well, because they see that palestinians are being bulldozed, their rights are being taken out, their homes are being taken out unjustifiably. >> you don't fire rockets -- i'm a little behind. stay right there, we'll pick it up. >> they're both victims. >> stay right there, michael. the...
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israel succeed by harming hamas. israel fails by harming hamas because they get credited for killing so many civilians. >> hamas almost wants--this may be why they're goading israel. >> you said, you're not serious about this. you want a piece of me, come and get me. this is a go to them because they have learned from the policy experiences of the last 20 years. every time israel launches these military strikes whether it's on lebanon or gaza, the israeli intent is to coerce the opposition to collapse into compliance but the result is the opposition gets stronger. >> james, you were mentioning eight years ago we ask this, and the intent was to crush a hamas. you saw the ground invasion, an extended occupation, and they leave hamas as strong as ever. >> when this happened is four years ago you could say we were close in 2007-08 to peace negotiations. nobody thinks that now. there is no sense now that there is any momentum at all towards an underlying solution to this problem. >> eliot: we're going to get to that if we
israel succeed by harming hamas. israel fails by harming hamas because they get credited for killing so many civilians. >> hamas almost wants--this may be why they're goading israel. >> you said, you're not serious about this. you want a piece of me, come and get me. this is a go to them because they have learned from the policy experiences of the last 20 years. every time israel launches these military strikes whether it's on lebanon or gaza, the israeli intent is to coerce the...
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i mean, what hamas is doing is wrong. >> i didn't ask about hamas. why is there tolerance in the muslim world for terrorism all the time? why is it always justified away? >> well, because they see that palestinians are being bulldozed, their rights are being taken out, their homes are being taken out unjustifiably. >> you don't fire rockets -- i'm a little behind. stay right there, we'll pick it up. >> they're both victims. >> stay right there, michael. the president himself said the white house sent susan righ suee sunday shows to discuss benghazi. why are they denying they changed the talking points on what the cia presented? our investigation continues tonight. [ forsythe ] we don just come up here for the view up alaska. we find the best, sweetest crafor red lobster that we can find. [ male annncer ] it's time for crabfest at red lobster! this year, try 1 of 5 entrees. like our new snow crab and garlic shrimp. a half-pound of tender crab paired with savory shrimp. just 12.99. or dig into our hearty crab and roasted garlic seafood bake. all with s
i mean, what hamas is doing is wrong. >> i didn't ask about hamas. why is there tolerance in the muslim world for terrorism all the time? why is it always justified away? >> well, because they see that palestinians are being bulldozed, their rights are being taken out, their homes are being taken out unjustifiably. >> you don't fire rockets -- i'm a little behind. stay right there, we'll pick it up. >> they're both victims. >> stay right there, michael. the...
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this was a three-story house of hamas militants. israel says it's using precision strikes against gaza. >> there were eight people in this house when they were attacked and they have already pulled out three bodies. there was total panic as rescue cr crews gasans feel that israel what no regard for life. israel warned gazans to stay away from all hamas locations. this man lived next to a hamas police station. now he doesn't have a home. we can expect anything from israelis. mourners for another hamas militant targeted today, witnesses showed up with the shell that killed the young militants. they say it was fired from an israeli ship. and warships fired more rounds. but that volley didn't stop the funeral. more about expressing defiance here than sadness. they're taking this man's 9-year-old niece to be buriey b. israel wants to eliminate hamas's leadership, but that's coming increasingly as a cost to civilians. >> reporter: this is martin fletcher in tel aviv. more than a hundred strikes from gaza today. half of israel's 3.5 millio
this was a three-story house of hamas militants. israel says it's using precision strikes against gaza. >> there were eight people in this house when they were attacked and they have already pulled out three bodies. there was total panic as rescue cr crews gasans feel that israel what no regard for life. israel warned gazans to stay away from all hamas locations. this man lived next to a hamas police station. now he doesn't have a home. we can expect anything from israelis. mourners for...
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explosions rocking gaza city as israeli planes pounded hamas targets and meanwhile, hamas vowing retaliation for the death of its military chief two days ago, they continue to escalate missile attacks deeper into the state of israel. yesterday israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned that the operation could significantly widen. >> no government would tolerate a situation where nearly a fifth of its people live under a constant barrage of rockets and missile fire. and israel will not tolerate this situation. i hope that hamas and the other terror organizations in gaza got the message. if not, israel is prepared to take whatever action is necessary to defend our people. >> and today egypt's prime minister arrived in gaza in a show of support for hamas. nbc's martin fletcher has been following the latest and he joins us live from tel aviv. martin. >> reporter: good morning, brian. well, did hamas get the message that the israeli prime minister was talking about? apparently not. they fired rockets towards tel aviv always mentioned. a game changer for israel if those rockets had actually
explosions rocking gaza city as israeli planes pounded hamas targets and meanwhile, hamas vowing retaliation for the death of its military chief two days ago, they continue to escalate missile attacks deeper into the state of israel. yesterday israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned that the operation could significantly widen. >> no government would tolerate a situation where nearly a fifth of its people live under a constant barrage of rockets and missile fire. and israel will...
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hamas for sure. you've witnessed a parade of arab officials literally visiting gaza, showering the political recognition and money. amile an hour of qatar came. the foreign minister of egypt and foreign minister of turkey, and the arab league was there. hamas's stock on this one is rising, and, finally, hamas, again, driving their own narratives have withstood the military power of the middle east most preeminent military force. hamas on this one stands to win. if you add to that the possibility that the israelis may well begin to open up and ease some of the economic restrictions, hamas's legitimacy for the 1.5 million palestinians who currently live in gaza without much hope of an economic future, that legitimacy is going to deepen. if i had to rank this in terms of one, two, three, i think hamas has come out on top. now, the iz raelsz also, though, i think have won. netanyahu has deepened his relationship with president obama. he has demonstrated he can actually involve the president of egypt. egy
hamas for sure. you've witnessed a parade of arab officials literally visiting gaza, showering the political recognition and money. amile an hour of qatar came. the foreign minister of egypt and foreign minister of turkey, and the arab league was there. hamas's stock on this one is rising, and, finally, hamas, again, driving their own narratives have withstood the military power of the middle east most preeminent military force. hamas on this one stands to win. if you add to that the...
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explosions rocking gaza city as israeli planes pounded hamas targets and meanwhile, hamas vowing retaliation for the death of its military chief two days ago, they continue to escalate missile attacks deeper into the state of israel. yesterday israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned that the operation could significantly widen. >> no government would tolerate a situation where nearly a fifth of its people live under a constant barrage of rockets and missile fire. and israel will not tolerate this situation. i hope that hamas and the other terror organizations in gaza got the message. if not, israel is prepared to take whatever action is necessary to defend our people. >> and today egypt's prime minister arrived in gaza in a show of support for hamas. nbc's martin fletcher has been following the latest and he joins us live from tel aviv. martin. >> reporter: good morning, brian. well, did hamas get the message that the israeli prime minister was talking about? apparently not. they fired rockets towards tel aviv always mentioned. a game changer for israel if those rockets had actually
explosions rocking gaza city as israeli planes pounded hamas targets and meanwhile, hamas vowing retaliation for the death of its military chief two days ago, they continue to escalate missile attacks deeper into the state of israel. yesterday israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned that the operation could significantly widen. >> no government would tolerate a situation where nearly a fifth of its people live under a constant barrage of rockets and missile fire. and israel will...
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standoff with guards on a bus explosion hit the center of the israeli city of wanting more than a dozen hamas reportedly claimed responsibility. meanwhile the guards are the body count rises to more than one hundred forty as shelling of the trip continues with more destruction and civilian that. but the truth remains elusive would be politicians accusing israel of stalling the ceasefire. was that you are splendors to work full come between the warring sides we'll look at why washington showed sympathy for innocent civilians being killed in some parts of the middle east but not so much in other words. this is coming to life from moscow hello and welcome to the show and we start with breaking news this hour a suspected terror attack has rocked central tel aviv leaving more than a dozen people injured in a bus explosion and let's now get the latest from paula it's clear she's in tel aviv at the moment hello paula a lot of uncertainty here with some sources saying turn people have been injured some say as many as twenty reports say it happened near army headquarters so update us on what's happeni
standoff with guards on a bus explosion hit the center of the israeli city of wanting more than a dozen hamas reportedly claimed responsibility. meanwhile the guards are the body count rises to more than one hundred forty as shelling of the trip continues with more destruction and civilian that. but the truth remains elusive would be politicians accusing israel of stalling the ceasefire. was that you are splendors to work full come between the warring sides we'll look at why washington showed...
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now they will not negotiate with hamas. hamas is being pressured from more radical elements. each time you refuse to make a deal with people you detest, there is somebody worse. the arab community is a different community, and the pressure is coming much more ardently in that direction. >> the relationship between the u.s. and israel will not change. what has changed is what colby address, and that is, the reality of the arab world. we no longer have mubarak in power in egypt, and that guaranteed to played a key role in dealing with israel. nina is absolutely right, the islamic jihad backed by iran is putting pressure in gaza, and on hamas itself. this has to stop. 1500 rocket attacks on an area slightly twice as large as washington d.c. on wednesday. and attacks within the suburbs of tel aviv and jerusalem are absolutely unacceptable. but i think the hope is this compound -- is this, barack obama has a political advantage because benjamin netanyahu is up for reelection and favored to win. but he was so obvious and so transparent in his support of mitt romney, all but endorsi
now they will not negotiate with hamas. hamas is being pressured from more radical elements. each time you refuse to make a deal with people you detest, there is somebody worse. the arab community is a different community, and the pressure is coming much more ardently in that direction. >> the relationship between the u.s. and israel will not change. what has changed is what colby address, and that is, the reality of the arab world. we no longer have mubarak in power in egypt, and that...
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the hamas rockets came toward beersheba. from the outside it didn't look too bad, but inside is another story. a mother, father and four of their children were inside the home. when the sirens went off they had less than a minute. they made it. they did -- the husband says we went to the safe room, closed the door, we heard a big boom. straight after that an electric outage. he says the young girls were in a little hysteria. we were lucky we entered the safe room. his wife said the fire was to protect the children, then when they saw the incredible damage, they were stunned. their 9-year-old said she is was frightened when she heard the initial siren and then the large explosion. an israeli member of parliament minced no words in what he thought israel had to do. >> all my sons, four of them, they are ready to go. >> but there's a major debail on whether that's rise. >> a former air force xharchder says he hopes the naval and airpower can get it done. 11 hamas rockets entered the vicinity while we were there. some were inter
the hamas rockets came toward beersheba. from the outside it didn't look too bad, but inside is another story. a mother, father and four of their children were inside the home. when the sirens went off they had less than a minute. they made it. they did -- the husband says we went to the safe room, closed the door, we heard a big boom. straight after that an electric outage. he says the young girls were in a little hysteria. we were lucky we entered the safe room. his wife said the fire was to...
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>> that is the fault of hamas. hamas has put its fighters in the very midst of a densely populated area because they not only have a military strategy of trying to kill the maximum number of israeli citizens, they have a media strategy. they want us to fire back at them and if we injure pll civilians or -- palestinian civilians or kill them tragically, they can use that sensationalize, put the pictures on the newspaper and delegitimize us and deny us the right to defend ourselves. if we injure or god forbid kill palestinians for us that's a tragedy. if they kill israelis for them that's a victory. it's completely different set of rules for hamas and for israel. this time, we were able to reduce in this round of fighting -- the last round was in 2008 -- 2009, a higher level of civilian casualties. we were able to pin poirnts some of our targeting much better. there are a number of palestinian casualties but between one half and two-thirds of the casualties are actually armed fighters. and not civilians. but again, w
>> that is the fault of hamas. hamas has put its fighters in the very midst of a densely populated area because they not only have a military strategy of trying to kill the maximum number of israeli citizens, they have a media strategy. they want us to fire back at them and if we injure pll civilians or -- palestinian civilians or kill them tragically, they can use that sensationalize, put the pictures on the newspaper and delegitimize us and deny us the right to defend ourselves. if we...
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out and one wing of hamas and so therefore does iran have less influence on hamas today even though they supply the weapons that they're using? >> iran has much less influence on hamas but it has very, very substantial determinative influence on islamic jihad in gaza which is the group that just every time you have some measure of starts firing rockets. the biggest challenge for hamas if they come up with a cease-fire is how do they impose and enforce that on the iranian-backed islamic jihad group which is the wild card. >> rose: thank you, david, good to see you. >> thanks, charlie. >> rose: david ignatius, back in a moment. stay with us. >> rose: julian sands is here. the british actor is famous for his roles in "e kilng fields" "a room with a view" and the television series "24." he's performing a one-man show called "harold pinter" it's directed by john malkovich and playing at the irish repertoire theater. >> you're finally turning. one for you, one for me. >> every morning i wake up and go, oh, my god. i get to present a celebration of harold pinter. and it fills with me with
out and one wing of hamas and so therefore does iran have less influence on hamas today even though they supply the weapons that they're using? >> iran has much less influence on hamas but it has very, very substantial determinative influence on islamic jihad in gaza which is the group that just every time you have some measure of starts firing rockets. the biggest challenge for hamas if they come up with a cease-fire is how do they impose and enforce that on the iranian-backed islamic...
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that make hamas, that are basically pressuring hamas to do more. hamas thought it could also attack along the border. israel wouldn't want to escalate. they thought basically they could create a new normal, israel would adjust. israel made the decision we're not going to adjust, there's not going to be a new normal. they're going to have to adjust to the reality. >> ambassador, i was speaking earlier with the former legal adviser for the palestine liberation organization. i asked her about the solution, a potential solution going forward and what might need to happen. this is what she said. >> the message that they should be sending is a very clear one to president obama that now is the time to actually deal with this issue. he can't keep this issue festering for another four years and leave it up to another president. it's time to deal with this decisively and deal with it now. >> ambassador s this the time? >> well, obviously it would be great to be able to produce peace. you also have to deal with the reality. hamas controls gaza. the palestinia
that make hamas, that are basically pressuring hamas to do more. hamas thought it could also attack along the border. israel wouldn't want to escalate. they thought basically they could create a new normal, israel would adjust. israel made the decision we're not going to adjust, there's not going to be a new normal. they're going to have to adjust to the reality. >> ambassador, i was speaking earlier with the former legal adviser for the palestine liberation organization. i asked her...
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>> well, hamas, to be specific because hamas is not the diplomatic representative. that's the plo but there is this division between the west bank and gaza. what hamas wants at this point is pretty clearly is to agree to a cease-fire with israel but get advantageous terms regarding the blockade. they want crossings opened. they want certain security area. i think they want a greater control over ingress and egress of their territory and less of a siege on them. they're negotiating with israel on those terms but they're negotiating through morsi and egypt as you mentioned. so they're kind of trying to convince the egyptians to pressure also the israelis so they're negotiating with two different parties here. now, the egyptian -- as you also point out very well, do have an interest in maintaining good relations with the united states and i think it goes even deeper than money. it is really about egypt's role in the region. and also has a relationship with israel. it is crucial to its security, the peace treaty and what not. but at the same time, ideological speaking,
>> well, hamas, to be specific because hamas is not the diplomatic representative. that's the plo but there is this division between the west bank and gaza. what hamas wants at this point is pretty clearly is to agree to a cease-fire with israel but get advantageous terms regarding the blockade. they want crossings opened. they want certain security area. i think they want a greater control over ingress and egress of their territory and less of a siege on them. they're negotiating with...
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the egyptian prime minister met with hamas today and he classified hamas as a terrorist organization. should washington be concerned about israel's role in the conflict. >> reporter: anderson, it's impossible to say what egypt's role is at this point. it is not clear at this point if the fiery rhetoric is just rhetoric or if there's something beyond that or prepare for example more drastic measures. i think we'll find out in the days and weeks to come, but people in washington are listening to this explosive rhetoric and they are concerned, but if you look carefully there's not much happening beyond the rhetoric. i don't think egypt can describe this and viewed as extreme, belligerent departure from the past and they certainly haven't taken arms against israel will and providing material support to hamas and they've come out and said loud and clear that we're going to abide by the camp david accords, the peace accords between camp david and israel and these are all early indications that president morsi has taken a calculated decision and not to disrupt the alliances that are in place
the egyptian prime minister met with hamas today and he classified hamas as a terrorist organization. should washington be concerned about israel's role in the conflict. >> reporter: anderson, it's impossible to say what egypt's role is at this point. it is not clear at this point if the fiery rhetoric is just rhetoric or if there's something beyond that or prepare for example more drastic measures. i think we'll find out in the days and weeks to come, but people in washington are...
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we want hamas to stop shooting at our civilians. we've had 5.5 million israeli under hamas rocket fire. that's well over half of our population and it's very simple. they just have to stop shooting at us and stop creating a situation where they can shoot at us every week. that's the situation that existed before this round of fighting. we have to have a different status quo on the ground. once that is on the payable. we will be interested. >> there are reports, of course, that benjamin netanyahu and mack mu abbas will both meet with ban ki-moon. i wonder if you think there's a possibility abbas and moon will meet directly? >> i know prime minister is ready to meet abbas in time, any place. he said it many times, in jerusalem, in ramallah, which is only a seven minute drive away. in new york, anywhere. >> okay, let me ask you about a ground war. when you're talking about the situation, if there isn't a cease-fire, you have 75,000 troops now masked to go into gaza. only 30% of the israeli public support a ground war according to the p
we want hamas to stop shooting at our civilians. we've had 5.5 million israeli under hamas rocket fire. that's well over half of our population and it's very simple. they just have to stop shooting at us and stop creating a situation where they can shoot at us every week. that's the situation that existed before this round of fighting. we have to have a different status quo on the ground. once that is on the payable. we will be interested. >> there are reports, of course, that benjamin...
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hamas is claiming its own trophy. the group's military wing says it has shot down a military f-16 and damaged two other israeli aircraft. israel denies losing any aircraft. egypt is trying to stop this war before it is too late. cairo's intelligence chief is spearheading talks to end the violence. but on the border, peace looks like an unlikely prospect. our senior international correspondent, ben wedeman joins us now between the border between israel and gaza. ben, ground war, are we about to witness that? >> reporter: i don't think immediately, don. i think there's still time needed to get the israeli military ready for a ground invasion. keep in mind that gaza is an area just twice the size of washington, d.c., with a population of 1.5 million people. any military force that goes in there has got to contend with the possibility of a lot of civilian casualties and a fair amount of resistance, from hamas fighters. now, what we're seeing here on the border are intense preparations, all night long. we've been watching
hamas is claiming its own trophy. the group's military wing says it has shot down a military f-16 and damaged two other israeli aircraft. israel denies losing any aircraft. egypt is trying to stop this war before it is too late. cairo's intelligence chief is spearheading talks to end the violence. but on the border, peace looks like an unlikely prospect. our senior international correspondent, ben wedeman joins us now between the border between israel and gaza. ben, ground war, are we about to...
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has embarked on an operation against hamas an iranian proxy response. for terror attacks on israel hash tag iran gaza later on they announced the death of the hamas military leader with this three word tweet ackman jabari eliminated it was coupled with the picture that you see here here's a tweet the i.d.f. sent out today we capping the events from the past few days the number since yesterday two hundred fifty terrorist sites targeted by i.d.f. in gaza two hundred seventy four rockets have struck israel one hundred five iron dome interceptions even a little interesting exchange that took place in the twitter verse the i.d.f. wrote we recommend that no hamas operatives whether low level or senior leaders show their faces above ground in the days ahead to which the allco some brigades responded are bless the hands will reach your leaders and soldiers wherever they are in parentheses you opened hell gates on yourselves certainly a new generation of warfare and i want to bring in our two web producer andrew blake to speak more about the social media aspect
has embarked on an operation against hamas an iranian proxy response. for terror attacks on israel hash tag iran gaza later on they announced the death of the hamas military leader with this three word tweet ackman jabari eliminated it was coupled with the picture that you see here here's a tweet the i.d.f. sent out today we capping the events from the past few days the number since yesterday two hundred fifty terrorist sites targeted by i.d.f. in gaza two hundred seventy four rockets have...